I guess you have heard about the pizza night Mark and I are putting on at his place. Free Pizza, byo beer and other drinks. We have only 50 spots available to the general blogging community, all are welcome but get in early. I think 30 spots are gone already. It is just an idea to get everyone together and meet the faces behind the names. Imagine meeting Merv, that is worth every bit of free pizza you can eat. Send an email to mark@northstarcruises.com.au to let him know you want to come. The date is the 6th of November, a friday night at 7pm. He might have an extra special thing to talk about too and believe me you won't want to miss the announcement. It is still secret squirrel stuff so don't tell anyone else.
Where does mark actually live ? he seems to move around that much i'm not sure.
No he means the Saturday cause I will still be there partying on !!!!
Hey fletch can you organise Qynn for the night .
This is like 10 minutes from my place :)!!!
Thats great William ….. all over to your place Sunday !!!
where is this gig? be cool to meet some of you wahoos!
so… is a 15'er welcome?
Sure Stakky you can come because your famous, you can bring Stakky Senior if you like. No beer for you though!!
Merv, good idea mate but qynn costs more than pizza so it is just pizza. Sorry!!
Hi Adam, welcome to the community mate. It has been going for just short of 2 years now and has really been a lot of fun. Well most of the time, had a few melt downs over it and the huge amount of work it has become. Still it is nice to promote photography and get like minded people together. To bad about the pizza night, we will have another I am sure. Enjoy South America.
Put me down please, am due to fly back to work on the 5th but will fake my own death to be there.
Id love to come, but unless baby can come too, Im stuck here at home!! I hope you guys have fun!! Cheers!!
Sorry guys, can't make it – will be overseas. Have fun and thanks again to Mark for his generosity.
yeh where is it and is a 18 year old welcome? would love to finally meet some of you guys!
Would have loved to come along though, sounds like it's going to be a great night.
My new web site / gallery is live (http://www.madcat.com.au) and we've started doing some market stalls at local events as well, so keep an eye on my blog (http://madcatphotography.wordpress.com/) for where we'll be and when if you're around the northern suburbs of Perth.


When Chris Clay was diagnosed with anaplastic oligodendroglioma in 2002, his first thought was– "I am dead." Now 14 years later, Chris' treatments have included three surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation. While his cancer has never officially been in remission, there has been no new growth since 2013 when 95% of the tumor was removed.
God, family, and friends are what Chris credits with getting him through the challenges since being diagnosed. He and his wife Jennifer have been married five years and have a blended family of three children ages 11, 13, and 14. They laugh about meeting at a local restaurant after Jennifer's brother-in-law struck up a conversation with Chris.
A current obstacle for 37-year-old Chris has been impaired speech resulting from hemorrhaging and swelling after his last brain surgery. He says, "I feel good, but I'm frustrated with my speech." He's eager to start a new round of speech therapy.
Chris says, "You can survive this. Just focus on going forward every day." His advice to others is to pray through it all.


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Note: This article was originally published on In Military.
Since 2013, I have been fortunate to speak at dozens of companies about the benefits of hiring veterans. After all, the post 9/11 veteran is, in my estimation, the best-kept secret for business success and why many companies are hiring vets as fast as they can.
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As a byproduct of their military service, today's veterans have the stomach to take risks, the ability to deal with ambiguity, composure, and creativity under extreme pressure. Also, they have an unparalleled focus on "team" as the way to win in business.
Despite these positive traits, when I address company events, a large portion of my speech focuses on dispelling some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding veterans. Among the myths are:
Veterans are foul-mouthed and noisy.
All veterans serve in combat.
The military doesn't teach transferrable skills.
These myths are all categorically false.
Now, new research from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business suggests veteran job candidates can be typecast as agentic (a psychological state that an obedient subject is in when obeying orders) and unemotional. As such, they are likely to be overlooked for jobs that leverage emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. As a result, managers show a tendency to relegate veteran job candidates to roles in which they would be working with things rather than people.
So how did we get here? Is there an unconscious bias in HR that equates military service with a lack of emotion? And how do consumers play a role?
Interpreting the Duke Study's Findings
The research consisted of 10 studies and randomized experiments. Nearly 3,000 subjects such as seasoned managers and recruiters took part in the study, including some people with no hiring experience.
Fuqua management professor Aaron Kay, Ph.D., was the senior author of the research. He said one study found that as managers evaluated resumes for positions in a large restaurant chain, "their choices showed they thought veterans were more suited to the kitchen as opposed to jobs where they would be dealing with people."
Kay went on to say that "Importantly, veterans were not liked less – managers just thought the kitchen is where they would thrive."
Many Participants Equated Military Service with a Lack of Emotional Intelligence or Creativity
The study showed that many of the participants equated military service with a lack of emotional intelligence or creativity. This mentality might align with the false civilian narrative that the military doesn't groom soldiers who can think for themselves.
In theory, it seems plausible that the military would want servicemembers who would follow orders without question. But the reality is quite different. As a 10-year veteran with service in two branches of the military, I have seen countless examples of creative problem-solving concocted by even the lowliest grade, E-1.
The perception of a lack of interpersonal skills doesn't hold up either. In what other organization would you be put into a room with strangers from every conceivable ethnicity, social status, and religion, and then be expected to thrive as a team under intense pressure?
The very nature of the military, its "one team, one fight" philosophy, guarantees that adopting or acquiring a high-functioning level of interpersonal skills means you will likely live longer. Indeed, social skills in the military are key to survival.
How the 'Experience Economy' Affects Veterans
As a society, America has been steadily progressing from an economy built on the exchange of commodities to one of authentic experiences. As the economy has matured, so have consumers.
Writer and veteran entrepreneur consultant Joseph Pine explains in his TED talk that more and more consumers seek out experiences and transactions that have an interpersonal component.
For example, coffee as a commodity is one cent a bean. But grind up those beans, put them in a bag and place them on store shelves, and the commodity then becomes a good. As a good, it can command a higher price, perhaps 50 cents an ounce.
Turn coffee into a service by brewing it for customers at a fast-food restaurant and you can charge even more, such as two dollars a cup. Today, many consumers crave their coffee as an experience. This is why Starbucks does little advertising and why the company can charge $5.00 a cup. Starbucks is selling the "Starbucks experience" and its atmosphere, complete with comfy couches and free Wi-Fi.
The consumer drive for more interpersonal experiences, fueled in part by Millennials' purchasing habits, is forcing more businesses to value candidate skills that used to be perceived as "soft" like creativity and interpersonal skills.
The Duke University study showed an inherent bias against hiring veterans for consumer-facing roles in this new experience economy.
Kay says, "The way the economy is moving, many new types of jobs also require creativity, interpersonal skills, and emotional capacity. When choosing between two equally qualified job candidates […] prospective employers [in the study] show a tendency to prefer the applicant without military experience for jobs requiring social-emotional abilities."
Kay goes on to say that "we have seen companies make efforts to hire more veterans, but their efforts often fall short when it comes to placing them in the right roles."
This might help explain why veterans have had one of the worst retention rates in the country until recently. However, this is changing, thanks in part to the tight labor market and organizations that help match a veteran's military experience and skills to the right job.
Challenging Perceptions and Changing Bias in Veterans' Hiring
Both veterans and the companies that would hire them have roles to play in challenging these misconceptions.
Dr. Marie Gould Harper, Dean of the School of Business at American Military University, says, "First, take this study with a grain of salt. The study frequently uses the word 'perception,' but perception is not reality."
Harper notes that employers should adopt unconscious bias training as a potential solution. She says, "I've seen great success from organizations like the Neuro Leadership Institute, which trains organizations on how to overcome biases that many of us carry around."
Harper's final point is perhaps the most important: "Consumer-facing companies that wish to leverage veterans really must start with good policies and a culture of respect and inclusion."
Companies must also consider the legal ramifications at stake.
According to HRDrive, "Discrimination on the basis of military service or affiliation may receive less attention in HR circles than other types of discrimination, but it remains a protected characteristic of which employers must be aware. In fact, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act not only prohibits such discrimination but also sets out re-employment rules for workers returning from service."
What Can Veterans Do?
As for veterans, there are things you can do to demonstrate your emotional intelligence:
When developing your resume, be sure to include any volunteer work you may have done.
Highlight how you used creativity to solve a particular problem.
Draw attention to how interpersonal skills learned in the military made you a better leader.
When you're called for an interview, be sure to use the opportunity to show off your interpersonal skills in person. That can include displaying warmth and friendliness or using open palm gestures and a winning smile.
The onus for combating false perceptions rests with us all.
When companies, veterans and educators work together, we can shatter these false perceptions about vets in the workplace and nurture the positive ones.
Veterans possess leadership skills at every level, including composure and creativity under pressure, diversity, and inclusion in action, integrity, social skills, and habitual goal orientation. And these are just the "soft" skills. There are tangible financial benefits to hiring vets as well, including a number of tax incentives.
Veterans truly are the best-kept secret in business, but it won't be a secret for much longer. The word is out, and companies are recognizing the great value that veterans bring to organizations in the new experience economy.
For more information about the Duke study:
Dr. Aaron Kay collaborated with researchers Steven Shepherd of Oklahoma State University, the first author of the paper, and Kurt Gray of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The research was funded by a Microsoft Military Affairs research gift. A manuscript describing the research is forthcoming in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process.
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Normandy has an immense role in European history. This northern region of France with its rich and fierce history is well remembered. The Norman invasion of England in 1066, the D-Day landings of 1944, the remarkable and iconic island monastery of Mont St-Michel are just a few of the events and places deeply marked in history books. Moving forward in time, Normandy boasts of lovely coastal landscapes, pebbly beaches, fine museums, quiet rustic villages, and architectural gems.
To do a bit of research from the comfort of your home, read these interesting facts about Normandy, and get familiar with this beautiful region of France!
The Seine and Eure valleys in Normandy were populated since Paleolithic times.
Their Celtic dwellers were occupied by Julius Caesar in 56 BCE, and the region ultimately became the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis Secunda.
The regions' residents were Christianized in the 3rd and 4th centuries CE and passed under Merovingian Frankish rule in the late 5th century, becoming part of the Frankish kingdom of Neustria.
From the 8th century, the Normandy coast was frequently devastated by Vikings or Northmen's raids.
In the course of their ravages, the Vikings penetrated farther inland.
Finally the French king Charles III the Simple surrendered the territory to the chief of the largest band of Vikings – Rollo, in the Treaty of St. Clair-Sur-Epte (911).
Rollo is widely recognized as the founder of the Norman civilization.
Many Scandinavians, Rollo's countrymen, immigrated in to settle the country, and they adopted the French language, customs, and religion.
These Vikings became known as Normans, and the region they settled became known as Normandy.
On the 6th of June 1944, the largest military landing in history took place in Normandy when 300,000 troops landed for the Normandy invasion, leading to the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.
Living commemorations of the Battle of Normandy are the monuments, museums, bunkers, and cemeteries.
To tour the beaches of Normandy one should start with the first town liberated by the Allies, the town of Bayeux.
Bayeux is home to the 200-foot long Bayeux Tapestry, a world-famous masterwork of embroidery whose vivid scenes portray the epic tale of William the Conqueror's expedition to England in the 11th
The region has two capital cities, in the lower region Caen and in the upper region Rouen.
The Normandy region contains 360-miles of coastline bounded by the English Channel. The north Granite cliffs surround the west, while limestone cliffs can be found in the east.
The historic towns of Caen, Bayeux, and Rouen are economic centers surrounded by rich farmland.
Only about 13 % of the region is forested, and the Seine River's oxbows uniquely shape the lush landscape.
The Normandy region, under French sovereignty, covers 19,000 square miles, which is approximately 5 % of the territory of France.
Today the population of Normandy is around 3.5 million, which is also approximately 5% of the French population.
The port of Le Havre is France's largest international shipping port, though, in the 19th century, European immigrants to America always sailed out of Cherbourg.
The topmost visited sites in Normandy include the Abbey of Mon-Saint-Michel and Giverny.
Normandy is also known for being the 2nd gardens boasting of more than 100 gardens and parks within the region.
The region is also the 5th largest golf destination in the country with more than 38 golf courses.
Normandy is 3rd between the largest regions in France with historical monuments.
To form the new administrative entity of Normandy, the Basse-Normandie région was joined with the région of Haute-Normandie in 2016.
The scenic coast is a must-see site in Normandy! The Normandy coastline is graded amongst the world's most famous coasts with an extensive beach bordered by cliffs.
The coast of Normandy has 80 sites that have been dedicated to D-Day.
Claude Monet's "In the Garden"
Being on the Atlantic coast the D-Day beaches can be windy all year round, rain is always a possibility too – even in the summer.
Normandy is known as the spiritual birthplace of impressionism.
A great many artists received inspiration while living and working in the Normandy region.
One of the greatest impressionists, Monet, lived in Normandy's Giverny.
Some of the best dining spots in France are located in Normandy.
For all the foodies out there Normandy offers the famous Camembert, apples, cider, cream-rich gastronomy, fish, and seafood.
That touch of butter on your plate in a Paris restaurant is almost certainly from Normandy.
Normandy boasts of having 38 Michelin-starred chefs.
Normandy is rarely humid, but in the winter the air is moist and cold and you should wear hats, gloves, and scarves.
A windy sunny day on Omaha beach in Normandy can be a hot sunny day in Paris.
Normandy is home to many annual festivals and events that are internationally famous.
In 2014 the World Equestrian Games were held in Normandy for the first time. Held every 4 years, the World Equestrian Games are the biggest equestrian event in the world.
The annual Deauville American Film Festival dedicated to American cinema has been taking place in Deauville, France since 1975.
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27.8.2017 - Edinburgh International Book Festival
Fluid Love
Rosie Garland & Jess Richards
Sun 27 Aug 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Writers' Retreat,
Charlotte Square Gardens,
Edinburgh, EH2 4HQ
£8.00, £6.00
Set in 19th-century Manchester, writer and performance poet Rosie Garland's The Night Brother takes the reader to the outer limits of gender fluidity as it explores the complex nature of identity through siblings Edie and Gnome. Acclaimed author Jess Richards's City of Circles is the magical tale of a love affair between two circus performers, Danu and Morrie. Contemporary fiction at its finest.
The Festival's home, the beautiful, leafy Charlotte Square Gardens (at the west end of George Street, a minute's walk away from Princes Street), is a wonderful space in which to sit, talk, think, play and be entertained. Our tented village is expanding out to George Street this year with two new venues and seating areas so there are even more opportunities to relax and be entertained. You can see a favourite author, join in a workshop or debate, enjoy a cuppa in the café, a beer, or simply park yourself on the grass (with or without a book) and soak up the atmosphere.
https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/rosie-garland-jess-richards-10252
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16.11.2020: Guardian Poem of the Week - Rosie Garland
Thrilled that 'Now that you are not-you' is Guardian Poem of the Week!
"A very modern, secular kind of elegy reflects on death with a surprising lightness" - Carol Rumens
"This week's poem is from What Girls Do in the Dark, the latest collection by the multi-talented Rosie Garland. It stands alone, while extending the narrative of the short poem that immediately precedes it, Stargazer. The setting of Stargazer is a hospital bedside, where the dying patient's visitor must navigate "the vertigo tilt / of old words like spread, outlook, time." That poem ends with the metaphors that will be reconfigured in Now that you are not-you. "Doctors / murmur the names of new constellations / - astrocyte, hippocampus, glioblastoma – and calculate / the growth of nebulae; this rising tide of cells that climbs / the Milky Way of the spine to flood your head with light."
Read the whole article here...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/nov/16/poem-of-the-week-now-that-you-are-not-you-by-rosie-garland
Written on Monday, 16 November 2020 15:28
12.11.2020 - 'What Girls Do in the Dark' launch event – ONLINE
Join us to celebrate the launch of What Girls Do in the Dark by Rosie Garland, with guests Tania Hershman & Ian Humphreys
Join Rosie Garland, plus guest writers Tania Hershman & Ian Humphreys to celebrate the publication of Rosie's new poetry collection What Girls Do in the Dark.
Thursday 12th November 7.30pm (GMT)
This event will be streamed live & can be viewed now, through the Nine Arches Press YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Z7yq1Ey_U&feature=youtu.be
Written on Thursday, 05 November 2020 15:48
Cover reveal for 'What Girls Do In The Dark' (Nine Arches Press)
I thought it wasn't possible to feel any more thrilled about joining Nine Arches Press
- then I see the stunning cover of my new poetry collection, 'What Girls Do In The Dark'.
Out October 2020
https://www.ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/what-girls-do-in-the-dark.html
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April 2020 - The Night Brother, Must-Read Manchester
Manchester Confidential chooses The Night Brother as a must-read Manchester novel!
Dystopian classics to modern crime - Nine must-read Manchester novels
"Fantasy, romance, sci-fi, comedy…we've got a genre for everyone
There's a very good reason Manchester is a UNESCO City of Literature, as we highlighted before its bid to join the prestigious network in 2017. Innovative publishers, diverse bookshops and a lively events scene make it an unrivalled literary melting pot.
Rosie Garland's The Night Brother is our historical highlight
Ever the entertainer, Rosie Garland sung in post-punk band The March Violets and now performs 'twisted cabaret' as Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen. But she's also a literary maverick with an array of essays, short stories and poetry to her name (much of which she also reads at spoken words events citywide) and three acclaimed novels. Her latest, The Night Brother, navigates themes of gender and identity through two siblings in Victorian Manchester. Rich and Gothic, it's a must for fans of Angela Carter."
https://confidentials.com/manchester/dystopian-classics-to-modern-crime-nine-must-read-manchester-novels
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April 2020 - The Night Brother - Best Northern Read
An unexpected & encouraging piece of news!
Northern Soul has selected 'The Night Brother' as a Best Northern Read
Desmond Bullen, Northern Soul writer
"In days that can seem desolate and uncertain, there's a lot to be said for windows into a better world and, ultimately, joyfully, that is exactly the view that The Night Brother by Rosie Garland affords. Not that its window seat is cheaply achieved. Far from it.
Rooted with disbelief-suspending specificity in Manchester at the end of the 19th century, Garland's novel blossoms compellingly from the exquisite simplicity of its central conceit, one which owes the tiniest debt to the 1971 horror film Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde. Edie and her brother Gnome are joined in a very particular symbiosis, so that their singular sibling rivalry threatens to be the undoing of both. Themes that could be leaden in other hands emerge from the premise with a beautiful lightness of touch, developing into a persuasive fable of inclusivity and self-acceptance. This is a book that sings a rainbow at its end."
https://www.northernsoul.me.uk/books-best-northern-reads-part-one/
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The Public Art Committee is comprised of 7 members who work in an advisory capacity to the Arts and Culture Commission to assist in developing a Public Art Plan to create an enhanced visual environment throughout the community. Committee members encourage creative collaboration and promote tourism and economic vitality. Members serve 4 year terms.
Agendas for all meetings are available no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Minutes are available within 10 business days following the meeting.
Click on the video below to see the variety of public art in Gilroy. To be able to enlarge the video on your screen, click the video link here.
The Bench Plaque Program places durable zinc, bronze finished plaques on current and future benches throughout the City of Gilroy. Benches are located in Historic Downtown Gilroy and at the Gilroy Library patio. Plaques are long-term reminders of the donor or organization, in support of the Gilroy community. All profits will be used entirely to support local public art projects.
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Planning a wedding is a very precious and personal experience. Sophisticated Weddings will guarantee to eliminate any disasters that may occur and take the stress out of planning your special day, no matter if you are planning the wedding yourself; or would like us to participate in part of the planning process; or we can just take care of everything for you.
My name is Lisa Morris and I've been running my own wedding planning business in Brisbane for over 3 years. Before I became a successful Wedding Planner, I was the event manager for several of Australia's most prestigious hotels and restaurants. In total, I have had over 25 years of experience in the event management and hospitality industry.
Sophisticated Weddings provides consulting and planning services for all styles of weddings. Our consultants are experienced and dedicated professionals with many years of event planning experience. Our goal is to offer you a truly unique experience that will leave a lasting impression on you and your guests.
Knowing that a professional is managing all the planning will enable you to relax and enjoy your engagement.
Why should I use a wedding planner, when I can do it all myself?
Weddings are among the most beautiful, yet most stressful events we have in our lives. So why not invite a professional to lend a hand? Planning a wedding takes an incredible amount of time, especially if you want it done right. Wedding planners know the industry and the local wedding suppliers. Having a wedding planner is like having a personal assistant who is there to do all of the calling, ordering, and looking after details that you may not have time to do.
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Gertrude of Saxony
Bertha of Holland (c. 1055 – 1093), also known as Berthe or Bertha of Frisia and erroneously as Berta or Bertrada, was queen consort of the Franks from 1072 until 1092, as the first wife of King Philip I. Bertha's marriage to the king in 1072 was a result of peace negotiations between him and her stepfather, Count Robert the Frisian of Flanders. After nine years of childlessness, the royal couple had three children, including Philip's successor, Louis the Fat. Philip, however, grew tired of his wife by 1090, and repudiated her in 1092 in order to marry the already married Bertrada of Montfort. That marriage was a scandal since both Philip and Bertrada were already married to other people, at least until Queen Bertha died the next year.
Early life 1
Queenship 2
Childlessness 3
Repudiation 4
Ancestry 6
Bertha of Holland marrying King Philip I
Bertha was the daughter of Count Floris I of Holland and his wife, Gertrude of Saxony. She is erroneously referred to as Matilda (Machtilda) by Chronologia Johannes de Beke.[1] Bertha had six siblings and both of her parents came from large families. Her father ruled a territory vaguely described as "Friesland west of the Vlie", which is where Bertha spent her childhood.[2] Count Floris I was assassinated in 1061,[2] and two years later her mother remarried to Robert of Flanders.[3] Robert, now known as Robert the Frisian, became guardian of Bertha and her six siblings.[2] In 1070, Robert the Frisian became involved in a war with King Philip I of France over succession to the County of Flanders.[2][4] Within two years, Robert and Philip concluded a peace treaty which was to be sealed by a marriage; Robert's own daughters were too young, but their half-sister Bertha was just the right age.[2] Robert thus agreed to the marriage of his stepdaughter to King Philip. Bertha married Philip, thus becoming queen of the Franks, probably in 1072.[2][3]
Queen Bertha and King Philip with their children
Bertha was, at the time, the lowest ranking woman to marry a French king; no suitable princess could be found, since they were all too closely related to Philip for the marriage to any of them to be seen as perfectly valid by the Church. Bertha had no kings among her traceable ancestors and lacked even tenuous links with the Carolings that her predecessors could claim. Consequently, contemporary chroniclers did not even try to present her lineage as more exalted than that of a count's daughter. Nevertheless, the shortage of royal candidates made Bertha a suitable choice.[5] The regal title she gained by this marriage was prestigious, but had little meaning, as she was confined to her husband's small royal domain that covered little more than areas around Paris and Orléans.[2]
Little is known about Bertha's queenship. She co-signed only three donation charters. However, she plays a prominent role in the hagiography titled Vita Arnulfi. The hagiography describes how she used her regal power (vi regia) to expel Abbot Gerard of Saint-Médard and reinstate the former abbot, Pontius, who had been removed due to his mismanagement of the abbey. Saint Arnulf of Soissons warned her that doing so would incur the wrath of God and lead to her being driven out of the kingdom into exile, where she would die despised and miserable. The queen furiously refused to listen to him. Although all the extant versions of Vita Arnulfi refer to the queen as Bertrada, it is clear that the queen mentioned in the hagiography is Bertha of Holland, given that the events mentioned in it took place while Bertha was queen and more than a decade before she was replaced as such by Bertrada. The hagiography, however, was written after Bertha died and during Bertrada's queenship, which might explain the name confusion.[2]
Childlessness
For nine years, King Philip and Queen Bertha were troubled by their childlessness and especially by the lack of male children,[4] which was not unusual among the early male members of the House of Capet.[3] Things suddenly took a different course, however, when the Queen had three children in quick succession, starting with a son named Louis in 1081.[3][4] The birth of the long-awaited heir apparent had such a great impact that a story of a miracle developed around it. Reportedly, the couple's fertility was only restored thanks to the prayers of a hermit, Saint Arnulf of Soissons. Arnulf informed Queen Bertha that she was expecting a son and that it would be appropriate to give him the Carolingian name of Louis. A daughter named Constance soon followed. Bertha gave birth to one more son, named Henry, but he appears to have died in infancy or childhood.[2][4]
King Philip marries Countess Bertrada, with Count Fulk protesting and Queen Bertha imprisoned in a castle
After the birth of three children, the marriage began breaking apart. The King became tired of his wife but the reasons are unclear. Contemporary chroniclers give different explanations. According to the English historian William of Malmesbury, Philip complained that Bertha was "too fat", though he was himself becoming too obese to ride a horse.[3][4] In 1092, Philip announced his decision to divorce "the noble and virtuous daughter of Florent count of Holland and stepdaughter of Robert the Frisian" and marry the already married Bertrada of Montfort, the wife of Count Fulk IV of Anjou. The repudiated queen withdrew to the fortress of Montreuil-sur-Mer, which was part of her dower land.[3] By doing so, Philip infuriated his stepfather-in-law. Bertha died soon thereafter, simplifying matters for Philip[3] who was now free to remarry – though not the Countess of Anjou, whose husband Fulk was still living.[4]
In 1108, Philip died. The son of the queen who had been repudiated ostensibly for her obesity ascended the French throne as Louis VI. Both he and her fraternal nephew, Count Floris II of Holland, were nicknamed "the Fat".[2]
Together, Philip and Bertha had three children:
Louis VI of France (1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137)
Constance, married Hugh I of Champagne before 1097 and then, after her divorce, to Bohemund I of Antioch in 1106
Henry (b. 1083) (died young)
Ancestors of Bertha of Holland
16. Dirk II, Count of Holland
8. Arnulf, Count of Holland
17. Hildegard
4. Dirk III, Count of Holland
18. Siegfried of Luxembourg
9. Lutgardis of Luxemburg
19. Hedwig of Nordgau
2. Floris I, Count of Holland
5. Othelindis
1. Bertha of Holland
24. Herman, Duke of Saxony
12. Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
25. Oda
6. Bernard II, Duke of Saxony
26. Heinrich I, Count of Stade
13. Hildegard of Stade
27. Hildegard of Reinhausen
3. Gertrude of Saxony
28. Berthold of Schweinfurt
14. Henry of Schweinfurt
29. Eiliswintha of Walbeck
7. Eilika of Schweinfurt
30. Heribert von der Wetterau
15. Gerberga of Hammerstein
31. Irmintrudis von Avalgau
^ Crawley, Charles (2012). "Bertha of Holland". Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ a b c d e f g h i j van Bussel, Marion (2012). "Bertha van Holland (ca. 1055–1094)". Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ a b c d e f g Bradbury, Jim (2007). The Capetians: The History of a Dynasty. Continuum International Publishing Group.
^ a b c d e f Luscombe, David; Riley-Smith, Jonathan (2004). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 4, c.1024-c.1198.
^ Bouchard, Caroline (2001). Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia. University of Pennsylvania Press.
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Apra announced this month that Mr Slee did not meet the 'fitness and propriety' requirements set out in Apra's prudential standards under the Insurance Act of 1973, which focus on competence and not honesty. Apra, which came in for significant criticism itself over its failure to keep a close eye on HIH in its last two years of operation, stated that Mr Slee had used 'unrealistic assumptions in his capacity as consulting actuary to HIH to arrive at an unreasonably low estimate of the group's claims liabilities'. It also said that he had allowed his independence to be compromised.
HIH collapsed in March 2001 with an estimated deficiency of A$5.3bn, which was Australia's biggest corporate failure.
Mr Slee did not attract specific negative recommendations from the HIH Royal Commission. Commissioner Neville Owen said it was the board's fault that it never examined his reports, although he was constrained by his position as a consultant from being more proactive.
Mr Slee is now retired after more than 40 years in insurance. His conduct has also been referred to the Institute of Actuaries Australia.
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Paul DOUGHERTY
Painter Paul Dougherty was born in Brooklyn, New York. Like his father, he trained as a lawyer, and although he passed the New York Bar Exam in 1898 he never practiced, choosing art as a career. He trained at the Art Students League in New York City, and continued his studies in London, Paris, Munich, Florence and Venice. Dougherty returned to the States in 1905, and two years later was elected to the National Academy of Design.
He is mentioned as a former St Ives resident in a Pittsburg exhibition letter of 1912, when he exhibited The Island at the Carnegie Institute Annual Exhibition. For this painting he was awarded the Second prize of $1000.
Seeking a milder climate, Dougherty moved to Carmel and Palm Springs in 1931. Dividing his time between the two homes, Dougherty continued painting marines and rugged coastal scenes that had made him a famous artist on the east coast.
The St Ives Times reported that he returned to the town from Switzerland, where he had been with Mr William LLOYD, Secretary of the Art Club: 'Messrs Paul Dougherty, Elmer SCHOFIELD and Gardner SYMONS are a trio of front-rank American artists who have at different times lived and worked in St Ives. Mr Dougherty devoted himself chiefly to sea-scapes and rhythmic movements of breaking waves on the coast. We are pleased to welcome him, who with all the world to choose from, crosses the Atlantic year after year to find his motifs on our Cornish coasts.'
Please see biographical comments for Parke Custis DOUGHERTY (b Philadelphia) also: these are probably separate artists, but some confusion is possible.
works and access
Works include: The Island (1912)
Two oil paintings: Matterhorn and Gurnards Head Seascape
are in the possession of the George Lloyd Music Library in Kendal, Cumbria
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg 1912 (Second prize)
National Academy of Design (USA)
misc further info
St Ives Times 31 May 1912, 5 Sep 1913, 17 Jul 1914
Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (p322)
Tovey (2009) St Ives: Social History
Whybrow (1994) St Ives (1901-10 list, spelled Doughty pp 213-14, and 1911-20 list spelled Dougherty)


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Љиљана (Лана) Вукобратовић (Београд, 1954) српска је монтажерка. Дипломирала је на Факултету Драмских Уметности у Београду (одсек за монтажу). Монтирала је филм Милана Јелића (Тигар), филм и мини серију Гордана Михића Срећна породица, а значајнији радови су били на монтажи филмова Слободана Шијана (Ко то тамо пева, проглашен за најбољи српски филм са краја 20 века, Маратонци трче почасни круг, Давитељ против давитеља, Тајна манастирске ракије), затим као монтажер филма Предрага Антонијевића Мала из 1991 и као асистент у монтажи југословенско-америчког филма Спаситељ из 1998. године.

Радила је монтажу и тв серија Стижу долари и Бела лађа.Члан је Академије филмских уметности и науке Србије (АФУН). Њен муж је познати позоришни, филмски, и телевизијски редитељ Михаило Вукобратовић.

Монтажа

|-style="background:Lavender; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" | 1970.-те
|-
| 1974. || СБ затвара круг || волонтер монтаже
|-
| 1975. || Легенда || монтажер
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| 1975. || Павле Павловић || монтажер
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| 1976. || У бањи једног дана (ТВ) || монтажер звука
|-
| 1977. || Пас који је волео возове || асистент монтаже
|-
| 1978. || Тигар (филм) || монтажер
|-
| 1978. || Пуцањ у шљивику преко реке (ТВ) || монтажер
|-
| 1979. || Усијање || асистент монтаже
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| 1979. || Срећна породица || монтажер
|- style="background:Lavender; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" | 1980.-те
|-
| 1980. || Ко то тамо пева || монтажер
|-
| 1981. || Дувански пут (ТВ) || монтажер
|-
| 1982. || Маратонци трче почасни круг ||
|-
| 1983. || Још овај пут || монтажер музике
|-
| 1983. || Како сам систематски уништен од идиота || монтажер
|-
| 1983. || Камионџије 2 (ТВ) || монтажер
|-
| 1984. || Камионџије поново возе || монтажер
|-
| 1984. || Давитељ против давитеља || монтажер
|-
| 1985. || Није лако са мушкарцима ||
|-
| 1986. || Црна Марија ||
|-
| 1987. || На путу за Катангу ||
|-
| 1988. || Тајна манастирске ракије ||
|-
| 1988. || Браћа по матери ||
|-
| 1989. || Балкан експрес 2 || филм и тв серија
|-
| 1989. || Бој на Косову ||
|- style="background:Lavender; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" | 1990.-те
|-
| 1991. || Мала (филм) ||
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| 1992. || Полицајац са Петловог брда ||
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| 1992. || Дезертер (филм из 1992) ||
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| 1993. || Полицајац са Петловог брда (ТВ) ||
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| 1996. || Контраш || мини тв серија
|- style="background:Lavender; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" | 2000.-те
|-
| 2002. || Hard Cash ||
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| 2002. || Држава мртвих ||
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| 2003. || Сироти мали хрчки 2010 ||
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| 2004-2006. || Стижу долари (ТВ) ||
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| 2007. || Оно наше што некад бејаше ||
|-
| 2006-2012. || Бела лађа ||
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| 2019. || Jунаци нашег доба ||
|}

Спољашње везе

Рођени 1954.
Српски монтажери
Југословенски монтажери
Београђани на филму

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BEGIN_EXR_INCLUDES
#include "OpenEXR/ImathBox.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImathVec.h"
#include "OpenEXR/IexBaseExc.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfChannelList.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfFrameBuffer.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfHeader.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfLineOrder.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfPixelType.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfTileDescription.h"
#include "OpenEXR/ImfTiledOutputFile.h"
END_EXR_INCLUDES

// Standard headers.
#include <cassert>
#include <memory>

using namespace Iex;
using namespace Imath;
using namespace Imf;
using namespace std;

namespace foundation
{

//
// ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter class implementation.
//

namespace
{
    const char* ChannelName[] = { "R", "G", "B", "A" };
}

struct ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::Impl
{
    Logger*                         m_logger;
    int                             m_thread_count;
    auto_ptr<Imf::TiledOutputFile>  m_file;
    CanvasProperties                m_props;
    PixelType                       m_pixel_type;
};

ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter(Logger* logger)
  : impl(new Impl())
{
    impl->m_logger = logger;
    impl->m_thread_count = 1;
}

ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter(const size_t thread_count)
  : impl(new Impl())
{
    impl->m_logger = 0;
    impl->m_thread_count = static_cast<int>(thread_count);
}

ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter(
    Logger*                 logger,
    const size_t            thread_count)
  : impl(new Impl())
{
    impl->m_logger = logger;
    impl->m_thread_count = static_cast<int>(thread_count);
}

ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::~ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter()
{
    if (is_open())
        close();

    delete impl;
}

void ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::open(
    const char*             filename,
    const CanvasProperties& props,
    const ImageAttributes&  attrs)
{
    assert(filename);
    assert(!is_open());

    initialize_openexr();

    try
    {
        // todo: lift this limitation.
        assert(props.m_channel_count <= 4);

        // Figure out the pixel type, based on the pixel format of the image.
        impl->m_pixel_type = FLOAT;
        switch (props.m_pixel_format)
        {
          case PixelFormatUInt32: impl->m_pixel_type = UINT; break;
          case PixelFormatHalf: impl->m_pixel_type = HALF; break;
          case PixelFormatFloat: impl->m_pixel_type = FLOAT; break;
          default: throw ExceptionUnsupportedImageFormat();
        }

        // Construct TileDescription object.
        const TileDescription tile_desc(
            static_cast<unsigned int>(props.m_tile_width),
            static_cast<unsigned int>(props.m_tile_height),
            ONE_LEVEL);

        // Construct ChannelList object.
        ChannelList channels;
        for (size_t c = 0; c < props.m_channel_count; ++c)
            channels.insert(ChannelName[c], Channel(impl->m_pixel_type));

        // Construct Header object.
        Header header(
            static_cast<int>(props.m_canvas_width),
            static_cast<int>(props.m_canvas_height),
            static_cast<float>(props.m_canvas_width) / props.m_canvas_height);
        header.setTileDescription(tile_desc);
        header.lineOrder() = RANDOM_Y;
        header.channels() = channels;

        // Add image attributes to the Header object.
        add_attributes(attrs, header);

        // Create the output file.
        impl->m_file.reset(
            new TiledOutputFile(
                filename,
                header,
                impl->m_thread_count));

        // Store the canvas properties.
        impl->m_props = props;
    }
    catch (const BaseExc& e)
    {
        // I/O error.
        throw ExceptionIOError(e.what());
    }
}

void ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::close()
{
    assert(is_open());
    impl->m_file.reset();
}

bool ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::is_open() const
{
    return impl->m_file.get() != 0;
}

void ProgressiveEXRImageFileWriter::write_tile(
    const Tile&             tile,
    const size_t            tile_x,
    const size_t            tile_y)
{
    assert(is_open());

    try
    {
        const int ix              = static_cast<int>(tile_x);
        const int iy              = static_cast<int>(tile_y);
        const Box2i range         = impl->m_file->dataWindowForTile(ix, iy);
        const size_t channel_size = Pixel::size(tile.get_pixel_format());
        const size_t stride_x     = channel_size * impl->m_props.m_channel_count;
        const size_t stride_y     = stride_x * tile.get_width();
        const size_t tile_origin  = range.min.x * stride_x + range.min.y * stride_y;
        const char* tile_base     = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(tile.pixel(0, 0)) - tile_origin;

        // Construct FrameBuffer object.
        FrameBuffer framebuffer;
        for (size_t c = 0; c < impl->m_props.m_channel_count; ++c)
        {
            const char* base = tile_base + c * channel_size;
            framebuffer.insert(
                ChannelName[c],
                Slice(
                    impl->m_pixel_type,
                    const_cast<char*>(base),
                    stride_x,
                    stride_y));
        }

        // Write tile.
        impl->m_file->setFrameBuffer(framebuffer);
        impl->m_file->writeTile(ix, iy);
    }
    catch (const BaseExc& e)
    {
        // I/O error.
        throw ExceptionIOError(e.what());
    }
}

}   // namespace foundation

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<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

namespace jschreuder\SpotDesk\Command;

use InvalidArgumentException;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;

class DevCronCommand extends Command
{
    public function configure()
    {
        $this->setName('dev:cron')
            ->addArgument(
                'check-timeout',
                InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
                'Number of seconds between execution',
                60
            );
    }

    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        $checkTimeout = intval($input->getArgument('check-timeout'));
        if ($checkTimeout <= 0) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Checking timeout must be greater then 0.');
        }

        while (true) {
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Arsenic levels in Ohio soils are higher than some health screening standards, but also correspond closely to the state's bedrock and glacial geology — indicating that baseline levels are largely natural rather than due to human contamination. Credit: Erik Venteris.
A new study in which all 842 soil samples taken in Ohio had more arsenic than recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raises the question of what to do when natural background levels in the environment exceed limits set to protect ecosystems and human health.
Arsenic in the environment is a public health concern; in the body, it replaces phosphate and can cause neuromuscular damage, skin diseases, cancer and even death. In the past few decades, new toxicological studies led to the lowering of screening standards for arsenic, particularly in drinking water. In 2001, the EPA lowered the maximum contaminant level of arsenic allowed in public drinking water supplies from 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 10 ppb. For soils, federal EPA guidelines for standards of concern begin at 390 ppb, or 0.39 parts per million (ppm).
In the new study, published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, Erik R. Venteris, a geologist with the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and colleagues analyzed soil samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of the National Geochemical Survey.
Soil samples were collected from either or both of two depth ranges — 15 to 30 centimeters and 30 to 60 centimeters below the surface — at 492 different sites, including streambeds, in a 116,000-square-kilometer area in Ohio. Arsenic levels in the samples ranged from 2.0 to 45.6 ppm, with most containing 10 ppm or more. No samples were below the lowest EPA soil screening guideline of 0.39 ppm, which is the level of concern for soil ingestion.
To determine statewide baseline levels, Venteris' team developed a map based on interpolation of the sample set and then looked for patterns to distinguish soil arsenic levels derived from the bedrock geology from soil arsenic contamination caused by human activities such as construction, mining and the use of pesticides.
Arsenic is an infamous poison at high doses, but it exists in a variety of forms with many pathways of exposure, so determining safe levels can be difficult. Health guidelines address long-term, chronic exposure to lower levels of inorganic arsenic in the environment, Frey says, and the consequences of exposure depend on the dose, duration, frequency and pathway of that exposure.
Unlike drinking water exposure, which mainly is a risk with private wells drawing groundwater, exposure to arsenic through surface soils can come from direct skin contact, during activities like landscaping and gardening, from soil ingestion, which is more common in children, and from eating plants grown in arsenic-contaminated soils.
Currently, there are multiple screening levels for soil arsenic set by various state and federal agencies — ranging from less than 0.1 ppm to 20 ppm.
In Ohio, the health department uses guidelines developed by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to assess the risks from contaminated soil, water and air. The ATSDR guideline for chronic exposure to soil arsenic for a child is 15 ppm.
One reason for the wide-ranging guidelines is that most human-health arsenic studies upon which the guidelines are based involved drinking water. Arsenic is more bioavailable, or able to be absorbed by humans and animals, in water than it is in soil. It would take frequent exposure to heavily contaminated soils, ingested or inhaled in large quantities, to result in similar adverse health effects, Frey says. "This scenario is unlikely due to the aversion of most people to eating large quantities of dirt and the normal reaction of sneezing back out inhaled dust," Frey says.
In addition, Frey says that from a public health perspective, the uppermost soil, from zero to 15 centimeters, is of most concern, and anything deeper is unlikely to pose an exposure threat to people. "Our concerns regarding inorganic arsenic in the environment in Ohio are focused more on the groundwater/drinking water pathway than on the levels of arsenic in Ohio soils," he says.
Although the findings are not cause for immediate public health concern, Venteris says, they do raise a question about regulations regarding remediation of contaminated soils.


Doomsday for Dell: Will continued failure outside of PCs spell its demise?
What is going on with Dell? For more than a decade, it has been trying to break into almost every major electronics market, but it has less than nothing to show for it. With the PC market rapidly changing, Dell is now in danger of falling far behind.
A quick visit to Dell's Web site and you may feel like you've been transported back in time. Though virtually every PC maker has long begun selling smartphones and tablets, the only items you'll find on Dell.com are desktops, laptops, and supplies. That's it. (There is actually one page that still has the name "Tablet" on it, but it looks like the company may have just missed a spot.) Despite being one of the top three PC makers in the world, Dell has continually struggled to break into emerging markets.
In December, Dell stopped selling its last tablet. And yesterday, PC World discovered that the company has finally discontinued sales of its Venue and Venue Pro Windows Phones. This is especially sad news because a little more than a year ago, Dell spent millions to move 25,000 of its employees from BlackBerry to the Venue Pro. Now those 25,000 employees are eight months from needing to renew their phone contracts, but it doesn't look like Dell will have any phones of its own to give to its employees this time around. The company claims that rumors of it exiting the smartphone business are "not true," but can you really say you're in the smartphone business if you are not selling any devices? Hmm.
I could list off the problems with the Venue Pro and Streak tablets, but one look at them and you can probably tell that these were not hit devices. There is little that's horribly wrong with either, but like many of Dell's non-PC efforts, they featured puzzling hardware decisions, weren't branded well, lacked proper promotion, and their market timing was not ideal. Dell attempted to release a 5-inch phone/tablet at a time when all devices had 3.7-inch screens. Yet, if it had waited a year (and created better looking, more comfortable hardware) things may have been different. Dell created plenty of flop devices before Android and Windows Phone came about too. Do you remember some of the Dell Windows Phones or MP3 players? Sadly, I do.
All of Dell's core competencies making PCs have failed it in other markets. The company rose to fame in the 1990s and early 2000s by letting big companies and everyday people completely customize their PCs and build them to order, at cheap prices. During that era, PCs were seen as mostly a collection of commodities shoved into a box. Everything was a PC and it all ran Windows, unless, of course, it happened to be a Mac. Dell had a fast, organized structure, didn't spend much money at all on R&D (1.5 percent of its budget), and millions of people liked its reliable warranties and branding advertisements, like the famous "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" It also targeted businesses quite effectively. Dell was a well-oiled machine for PCs and laptops.
Indeed, Dell did innovate its supply chain to benefit consumers. Unfortunately, it's supply chain wasn't ready for Apple, nor was its structure.
When the iPod came out, Dell found itself in a new world. The iPod featured innovative new software, hardware, and control mechanisms and created an MP3 player market out of almost nothing. Dell attempted to compete with the iPod beginning in 2003 with its Digital Jukebox and Pocket DJ devices, but failed to capture more than 3 percent of the market by 2006, when it decided to call it quits.
With the iPod, Apple changed the game by simplifying it. Unlike PCs, nobody wanted to build their own MP3 player, part by part — they wanted an iPod. Apple invested in software and hardware, tightly pairing its devices with its own software, and before long, an innovative digital storefront called iTunes. Dell's offerings could not compete in almost any meaningful way and were seen as derivative attempts to copy the iPod. This has essentially been Dell's problem ever since.
In time, Apple began creating new types of supply chain arrangements so that it could offer new gadgets at even lower prices. It did this by taking big risks on its own new products and spending billions to buy up key components at low prices. Without comparable products or enough spending, creativity, or vision to know where things were headed, Dell has been watching the world change around it for more than half a decade. The iPod Touch came around, then the iPhone, then the iPad, but Dell has never had competent enough products to compete with these offerings. It's offerings in other markets like HDTVs have also failed to make a mark.
Worse, its once dominant supply chain, which helped it undercut the competition in the 1990s seems to have fallen on its face. None of its non-PC devices have been able to keep up with Apple's pricing without skimping in some way. And thanks to Apple's success, consumers have become conscious of build quality as well. If a product doesn't look as good as Apple's, or look almost as good but cost drastically less, it faces an uphill battle.
Apple has completely transformed the attitude of consumers toward gadgets and the tactics and approaches device makers use to mass manufacture new creations. Unfortunately, these new attitudes have yet to benefit almost any company other than Apple. Dell continues to excel at selling PCs, but hasn't been able to create a single hit smartphone or tablet. With PCs and tablets quickly merging, how will it get out of this mess?
Dell hopes part of the answer lies in the cloud. Dell wants to rake in cash by offering a full, end-to-end suite of services for large corporate clients. In a perfect world, computer sales may even become a secondary goal. But few things are perfect. Dell faces stiff competition from other PC makers and an army of companies, including Microsoft and Google, who all want a chunk of the business cloud.
Windows 8: Dell's last chance?
Like other PC makers, Dell is also pinning its hopes on the company that put it in business to begin with: Microsoft. The company is already planning Windows 8 laptops, desktops, and tablets. It hasn't announced anything specific yet, but its likely that it may have products ready for the presumed October launch of Windows 8. But this is far from an assured success. It remains to be seen exactly how much clout Windows still has in the market, which is quickly filling with new operating systems, like Android and iOS.
It may also depend on how consumers perceive Windows 8 devices. If they perceive them as the next PCs, then Dell's brand name may hold some weight, but if they see them in the same way as almost all other consumer electronics have begun being viewed, then Dell may have a rough road ahead.
By being a good alternative to iOS that's available to all manufacturers, Google's Android OS already gave Dell one big shot at repeating its PC success, but Dell failed to capitalize. It's hard to say if a re-imagined Windows will help it.
Dell's best days may be over. Big companies rarely disappear or die overnight, but tech companies that can't keep up with the times often become things of the past. If Dell can't find a way to succeed in a market driven by Apple, then it's going to find itself falling down the same road RIM is on and Nokia is desperately trying to escape from. Dell needs to show off some kickass devices or its days may be numbered.


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GFMA, ISDA, IACPM and JFMC respond to the Basel Consultation on Internal Risk Models
GFMA SMARTBRIEF
GFMA SmartBrief is a daily newsletter published by our parner, SmartBrief. If offers a summary of industry news and updates from GFMA and its regional members AFME, ASIFMA and SIFMA.
GFMA/SIFMA
Katrina Cavalli
Managing Director, Public Affairs
AFME
Rebecca Hansford
Media Relations Manager
ASIFMA
Corliss Ruggles
Executive Director, Communications
– 22 June 2016: The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), along with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) and the Japan Financial Markets Council (JFMC), today responded to the Basel Committee's consultation on Reducing variation in credit risk-weighted assets – constraints on the
use of internal model approaches. The full response is available here:
https://www.gfma.org/correspondence/joint-association-comments-to-the-bcbs-on-their-consultative-document-reducing-variation-in-credit-risk-weighted-assets-constraints-on-the-use-of-internal-model-approaches.
The response highlights that the proposals amount to "the most significant conceptual change to the capital framework since the advent of Basel 2, and, rather than improve the measurement and understanding of risk, would more likely do the opposite". The Basel Committee's previously
stated objective of maintaining risk sensitivity is missing from the present consultation.
The response notes that the removal of risk sensitivity would distort capital allocation decisions and pricing to the detriment of banks' customers and the global economy. Corporate lending, capital markets activity, project finance deals, aircraft, shipping finance and commodities finance, all necessary to support investment and economic activity, would be particularly affected by the proposals. Moreover, economies where market financing is still developing would also be likely to feel these effects more acutely. Consequently, these proposals are inconsistent with the pursuit of the growth agenda at the global level.
The response raises concerns that the cumulative effects of the current suite of Basel Committee proposals are all leading to increased risk-weighted-asset levels, with decreasing marginal benefits for society. A comprehensive analysis is required to avoid disproportionate and unnecessary increases in capital requirements.
The objectives set out in the consultation can be achieved without restricting internal modelling in the way and to the extent proposed. This is particularly true as major investments on the part of both industry and the regulatory community are underway to reduce unwarranted differences in modelled outcomes. These efforts should be allowed to take effect before fundamental changes are introduced.
The Associations put forward a number of alternatives for the Basel Committee to consider – for example, a constrained-IRB approach for exposures to banks and other financial institutions, where probability-of-default and loss-given-default risk parameters are set at regulatory prescribed levels.
For exposures to corporates, where there is sufficient data, including pooled data, internal modelling approaches should be retained across the board. The response also recommends that firms be allowed to continue modelling their specialised lending exposures when they can prove that they have the expertise and specialism required to structure and monitor these deals appropriately.
As the proposals currently stand, they are more likely to increase the complexity of the capital framework and reduce comparability between firms. It is in the economy's best interests to maintain real internal models. The Associations' key concerns and alternative suggestions are set out in more detail in their full response.
Rebecca.hansford@afme.eu
Liz Pierce
lpierce@gfma.org
cruggles@asifma.org
Lauren Dobbs
ISDA New York
ldobbs@isda.org
the GFMA:
The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) brings together three of the world's leading financial trade associations to address the increasingly important global regulatory agenda and to promote coordinated advocacy efforts. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) in London and Brussels,
the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) in Hong Kong and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in New York and Washington are, respectively, the European, Asian and North American members of GFMA. For more information, visit
https://www.gfma.org.
ISDA
Since 1985, ISDA has worked to make the global derivatives markets safer and more efficient. Today, ISDA has over 850 member institutions from 67 countries. These members comprise a broad range of derivatives market participants, including corporations, investment managers, government and supranational
entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. In addition to market participants, members also include key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, clearing houses and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms and
other service providers. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association's web site:
www.isda.org.
ISDA® is a registered trademark of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
About IACPM
The International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) is an industry association established in 2001 to further the practice of credit exposure management by providing an active forum for its member institutions to exchange ideas on topics of common interest. Currently,
there are over 90 financial institutions worldwide that are members of the IACPM. These institutions are based in 20 countries and include many of the world's largest commercial wholesale banks, investment banks and insurance companies, as well as a number of asset
managers. The Association represents its members before regulatory and administrative bodies in the US and internationally, holds bi-annual conferences and regional meetings, conducts research on the credit portfolio management and risk management related issues,
and works with other organizations on issues of mutual interest relating to the measurement and management of portfolio risk. For more information about IACPM, please visit
http://www.iacpm.org.
About JFMC
The Japan Financial Markets Council (JFMC) is an association which includes representatives from five Japan-based institutions and five international firms active in Japanese capital markets. Its aim is to ensure that authorities deciding on regulatory initiatives that have a global
impact are aware of and take into account the effect of new regulations on Japanese capital markets. For more information:
http://www.japanfmc.org/
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The poem over the images on the faces of the cards is Conversation, by me. I wrote it ages ago.
Are you there? Can you see me?
Is that you? Is it me?
Are you there? Can you hear me? Are you listening?
Is that you? Is it me? Are we one?
Are you there? Are you listening?


Increase Employee Satisfaction, Decrease Turnover.
Given the high cost of turnover, effectively managing employee satisfaction can significantly impact a business and its bottom line. Turnover leads to lost time, energy and productivity, with replacement cost estimates ranging from 50 to 200% of an employee's annual salary. This estimate includes the selection-phase costs of publicizing the position, time spent interviewing, travel and/or relocation, signing bonuses, and pre-hiring assessments. The costs mount when you on-board a new hire, including training materials and personnel, technology, benefits set up, and more. In short, employee satisfaction and maintaining a low turnover rate should be key initiatives for every business.
It's true that there are agency partnership advantages. For more information, contact us today!
Talk to your staff in a nonjudgmental way, formally and informally. Don't expect employees to volunteer their concerns. If you have been surprised by turnover in the past, chances are good that communication had broken down somewhere along the line.
You might be surprised how much they can do if you let them. The amount of guidance and structure you provide must vary with each employee, but you'll never know how employees will perform until you give them a chance. You might end up with more time to plan and make proactive changes, thereby reducing the number of fire drills.
Do some of the complaints about management style apply to you? Remember to treat your employees as if they have a choice in where they work, because they do.
If you are insecure in your own job or abilities, you may adopt damaging behaviors such as criticizing in public, not delegating enough and taking credit for your employees' work.
Most people love variety and challenge. If the organization isn't growing, work to provide your staff with variety in project assignments and even lateral movement. An added benefit is the cross training that will occur naturally as a result.
Understaffing sounds like a cost-saver, but the resulting low morale and turnover are actually much more expensive.
This is especially important during periods of change. Give the employees the big picture and help them understand how they contribute to it. This is critical to motivating and retaining your staff.
The companies with the most success in retaining employees avoid being too rigid and inflexible. They find creative ways to address employee concerns while still accomplishing business objectives. For example, reassign clients to even out travel and overtime, use a contract resource to reduce your employees' overtime and routine work, or use job-sharing to help people balance their work and family responsibilities.


That said, there was an effort in the US to make software engineering a license-able engineering discipline. At least 10 of the US states have recognized it, and the national "Principles and Practices" exam is now in place. Keep in mind, however, this only applies to software developers who are working on software projects that "threaten the health, safety, and welfare of the general public". Someone slinging code at, say, Amazon.com or Adobe is free to practice without a license. And even on those "threaten the health, safety, and welfare of the general public" software projects not every developer has to be licensed. Only ONE has to be licensed, and that ONE licensed engineer takes on all of the liability when they "seal" the work they approve.
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 3:22 AM, Martyn Thomas <martyn_at_xxxxxx On 19/02/2014 15:38, Steve Tockey wrote: For what it's worth, I run the CSDP and CSDA certification programs for IEEE-CS. Candidates need to sign a statement saying they have read, and will abide by, the IEEE-CS/ACM code of ethics. If we can prove that any certificate holder is/was not abiding, we (I) will—without question—revoke that certificate.
In reply to: Matthew Squair: "Re: [SystemSafety] professionalism"


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Shabazz Leads UConn past Kentucky for National Men's Title
by Perry Green April 8, 2014 January 25, 2022
"I told you! I told you!"
Those were the words yelled by Connecticut Huskies senior guard Shabazz Napier as he ran around the court as the last seconds ticked off of the clock and the final score read, 60-54, UConn over Kentucky, for the 2014 National Men's Basketball title.
Napier led the Huskies with 22 points, six rebounds and three assists as they beat out the talented all-freshmen cast of Kentucky. During the post-game trophy presentation ceremony, Napier took a shot at the NCAA for banning the Huskies from 2013 postseason play for poor academic progress rates.
"Honestly, I want to get everybody's attention right quick," Napier said. "You're looking at the hungry Huskies. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happens when you ban us … Two years! We worked so hard for it."
UConn's experienced and lightning-quick backcourt of Napier and junior guard Ryan Boatwright was too much for Kentucky to contain. Boatwright had 14 points, making five of six shots from the field.
After falling behind by double digits in the first half, Kentucky trailed by just four points in the final minute of the game. But senior Huskies guard Niels Giffey was fouled and nailed two free throws to make it 60-54 with 25 seconds left. UConn was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, while Kentucky struggled, missing nine free throws (13-of-24).
"We're missing shots, we're missing free throws," said Kentucky Coach John Calipari. "We just didn't have enough."
Down 60-54, Kentucky freshman guard Aaron Harrison, who made clutch three-pointers for Kentucky the entire tournament, gave it another shot. But the three rimmed out, and the rest was history as UConn claimed its fourth national championship, the second in four years.
Huskies head coach Kevin Ollie, who replaced the legendary Coach Jim Calhoun two years ago, is the 4th African-American head basketball coach to win an NCAA title. "Coach Calhoun, the greatest coach ever," Ollie said after the game. "He paved the way. We just walked through it."


In this lesson, you set up a MIME-type on a new web client. This lesson assumes that you have set up a web server as instructed in the previous lesson. For more information about setting up a database server to receive the requests from the web client described in this lesson, see Lesson 1: Setting up a web server to receive RAW requests and send RAW responses.
The server sets the default TYPE to SOAP:RPC when the clause is not specified, which does not support custom MIME-types. For more information about the TYPE clause, see CREATE PROCEDURE statement [Web service].


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The R2 standards for "e-waste" recyclers require proper documentation of all the reuse and recycling streams. If you export for repair or reuse, per Basel Annex IX, you must also keep records of what happened to every piece that wasn't reused, make sure it was properly recycled, and make sure the buyer is both audited and fairly compensated. You need to have your records audited and keep them for three years. Our first reaction to R2 Consensus was to hire an inspector and audit our reuse buyer, to make sure all the incidental breakage, elective upgraded parts, etc. were recycled properly and that the reuse records were accurate.
E-Stewards began with an objection within R2 that proper recycling of e-waste (incidental breakage, above) overseas was a form of disposal, and that Basel Convention Annex IX requires "pre-repair" - identification and removal of the piece to be replaced. No matter how well the recycling of the piece occurs overseas, they define "proper recycling" itself as "illegal disposal".
R2 simply left the phrase "must be legal" in order to leave a window open for the E-Steward standard bearers to make their case... if they were right and proper recycling overeseas was illegal, then they could stop it under R2 and no alternative standard was required. Of course, the watchdogs had already written the Basel Secretariat a letter of protest over Annex IX, so they know perfectly well that proper recycling can be allowed of elective upgrades, maintenance upgrades, and repairs overseas.
The Watchdogs then began circulating a standard that would sabotage the factory scale refurbishers overseas, by making anyone who trades with them "pre-repair" the device. Imagine that before you could take your car for a repair, that you had to remove the brake shoes in your driveway and then take your car for the new brake shoes to be applied.
The telling fact is that NO ONE DOES IT. No E-Steward, no Pledge company. It isn't done anywhere by anyone. The purpose of the standard is to destroy the approach of giving existing refurbishing factories overseas the tools and fair trade incentives they need to properly recycle. Since several reports (UN, ASU) have now documented that the e-waste is already being generated overseas at higher levels than in the USA ten years ago, this is short-sighted. We need the professional, ISO14001, ISO9000, R2 audited refurbishing factories to properly recycle fallout (and elective upgrades, which E-Stewards is silent about), because that is the infrastructure those nations need to jump-start their own "e-waste" infrastructure.
This isn't just theory. My company's partner in Malaysia now takes back old CRT monitors from across their province, from schools and offices, and even from competiting CRT repair factories. Today, E-Stewards wants that factory to be declared illegal. They offer that my company will respond by opening monitor refurbishing factories in the USA. Yet they do not have a single such example among all of their Stewards to point at.
Ten years after Basel Action Network visited Guiyu, who has done more to improve conditions in Asia? Take back your white man's burden, watchdogs.
What Happens to Reuse Exports "Eventually"?
Payola Scandal Behind E-Waste Standards?


Vessels that berth in container terminals without shore power use their own generators to generate electricity. These generators often run on heavy fuel oil, as a result of which the exhaust gases are environmentally polluting and unhealthy. When a crane is loading or unloading containers close to a vessel's chimney, the operator cabin regularly comes close to these harmful exhaust gases. Other sectors too are faced with machines that emit substances that are harmful to the environment. The crane operator often works for long hours in such environments and must be protected from these harmful substances to the maximum extent possible. Merford's Filter Unit can filter harmful substances from the air and thus create a healthy work environment for the crane operator.
Merford supplies a filter and overpressure unit, which, combined with a properly sealed cabin, provides the operator with clean air, and at the same time protects him/her from the penetration of harmful substances into the cabin. The unit creates a controlled flow of clean air, which is required to provide the operator with oxygen. In addition, it is also important to remove the contamination produced by the operator him/herself. The filter package is specifically designed to neutralise harmful substances contained in diesel exhaust gases. Overpressure is generated within the cabin, which prevents harmful substances from entering through small cracks.
It is necessary to supply sufficient fresh air for one operator and one trainer, which is also sufficient to guarantee the required overpressure. By contrast, the quantity of air needs to be constrained in order to prevent energy loss from the heating or cooling and to extend the service life of the filter elements to the maximum possible.
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